1939-03-16 — Page 2

WHERE BRITISH

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1989:

NEXT?

CABINET

DISCUSSIONS PLANS TO SPEED

London, To-day.

The events in Czecho-Slovakia were the main pre-

occupation of the weekly meeting of the Cab-QUEEN MARY AT inet yesterday morning.

It is understood the Ministers took a very grave view of the situation, and consequently will press on the rearmament programme to the utmost.

While British policy will continue to be directed to- wards peaceful settlement of disputes, there seems little doubt that Ministers henceforth will base their policy on the risks of further acts by Germany outside the boundaries of its own nationals.

BRITAIN CANCELS PLANS FOR TRADE TALKS

London, To-day.

The Foreign Secretary. Lord Halifax, announced yesterday that

The

CHINESE ART

EXHIBIT

London, March 2, Queen Mary to-day visited the Zwemmer Art Gallery especially to see the exhibition of water colours by the Chinese boy artist, Chiang Yeo. She, remained there for about 20 minutes and bought a book illustrated by the young artist. Havas,

UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IT IS INTENDED TO SPEED UP THE EMPIRE-AIR SERVICES TIME-TABLE" PROGRESSIVELY BY THE EXTENSION OF NIGHT FLYING AND THE PROVISION ́OF 'AIRCRAFT: ·

This was announced in the House of Commong yesterday by Captain Harold Balfour, Under-Secretary for Air, in reply to Mr. Harry Day (Labour), 21

Mr. Day asked questions regard- ing the differences in the timings of Imperial Airways and the 79 K.L.M. between London and Singa-.

pore.

shocked members of all parties, TOKYO "WARNS"

but the view is widely held that

in the present situation no effec-

tive action could be taken by POLAND AND

this country.

RUMANIA

Tokyo, To-day.

The suggestion by Mr. An- thony Eden of an all-party gov- ernment has met with little sup- port.

The partition of Czecho The Japanese press interprets Slovakia has come quicker than Germany's new move as another expected, writes a diplomatic ob- server, but the efficiency and rapidity with which Hitler seiz- ed Moravia and Bohemia came as no surprise,

CATCALLS AND HISSES- The German formula has been having regard to the effect on gen-identical in each of her three for eral conditions in Europe which eign successes in the last 12 months. recent events were bound to exert, First the ground is thoroughly the Government felt the present

prepared, and then when all ar- rangements are complete, the mine

step in her drive to the East. "

The newspaper "Asahi Shim- bun" declares: "Stalin seriously miscalculated when in his speech to the Communist Congress he declared that Germany had changed her eastern drive to a western one.

"The menace is to be most felt by Poland and

Reuter.

keenly Rumania."

moment inappropriate for the pro-is sprung and German troops have. EXPORT SUBSIDY

FOR AMERICAN

posed visit of the President of the merely to take possession of terri- Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stan-tory gained by diplomacy.

This time, however,- the soldiers. ley) and the Secretary: for Over-were not received with flowers and seas Trade (Mr. R. S. Hudson) to cheers but with catcalls and hisses. COTTON?

Berlin.

The visit had accordingly been postponed and Germany had been so informed.

It is thought in some quarters that the two Czech provinces may prove rather a tough meal, but it must be remembered that the German digestion has shown itself remarkably sound.

RUTHENIA QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE SECRETARY FOR AGRI

LACE,

TOLD

THE

COTTON

NEW AIRCRAFT

Captain Balfour said that orders- had already been placed for new aircraft.

Asked if any new machines had been constructed, Capt. Balfour re-

plied there were 14 new civil type aircraft being constructed by Fairey's, and I probably when com- pleted in 1941 or 1942 they would be used on this and other routes. Reuter.

GERMANS

NOW MARCHING INTO SLOVAKIA

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BERLIN, TO-DAY.

REPORTS FROM · BRATIS- · LAVA STATE THAT RUTHEN- IAN STORM TROOPERS HAVE

·DISARMED A LARGE SEC-

TARY.

CULTURE, MR. HENRY WALTION OF THE CZECH © MILI- STANDARDS CONFERENCE YES- Reports that German troops In the course of a speech by Mr.

TERDAY THAT THE UNITED have marched into Slovakia are Anthony Eden in the House of

STATES WOULD SOON ENTER now confirmed. Commons yesterday, Mr. Neville

THE WORLD MARKETS IN COT- Troops advancing into Moravia Chamberlain interrupted and said: It is not known whether Ger-

TON ON A COMPETITIVE and Bohemia encountered snow that the visits to Warsaw, Moscow many fully approves Hungary's sei- BASIS.

blizzards which reduced visibility and Helsinki of Mr. Hudson, would zure of Ruthenia, but perhaps the He declined to say, however, to ten yards and greatly ham- be paid.

Reich does not attach great im- whether plans now under con- pered the motorised units. Reu- portance to it, 85 Hungary by sideration involved a direct export ter. The announcement was received herself. could not offer much re- subsidy:

OCCUPYING SLOVAKIA with cheers.

Reuter.

sistance to Germany's pressure to Mr. Wallace added: "A specific

Vienna, To-day. the east

plan is up to Congress."

German Poland and Italy profess satis- Meanwhile President Roosevelt troops entered Bratislava early yes- faction at Hungary's action but it has signed the Jones Bill permit terday afternoon and that they are is gathered that the Poles are ting the reallocation of unused continuing their advance into Slo- deeply perturbed over the position acreage allotments. Reuter. vakia-Trans-Ocosu.. in Slovakia.

S.M.C. DENIES REPORT

Shanghai, To-day

The Shanghai Municipal Coun-

cil has officially denied that Jap

"

NEXT MOVE?

Diplomatists are asking in which Polite

direction will come the next move; by Germany in Eastern Europe or Italy in the Mediterranean.

anese police are to be stationed General view is that Germanx. within the International Settle ment.

It is announced that

Regret Of Nazis

At British Action

Berlin, Today,

It is, reparted that "satisfac- will be too absorbed in her recent Commenting on the postpone tory progress has been made acquisitions to promise Mussolini: ment of the visit to Berlin of The S.M.C. also denies reports 100 per cent. support for Italian the Britian Ministers, Nazi Roll: between the delegation of the that the Council has agreed to claims. Japanese supervision of Chinese However, it would be unwise

tical circles, while expressing Federation of British Industries to "pollte regret," are fully conscl, and the Reichsgruppe Industrie police in the Settlement, Our found strong hopes on such a slight lous of the necessity of this mea when the official trade talks open- Own Correspondent,"

foundation. Reuter,

Led here yest

Reuter

Bure.